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AP Physics Multiple Choice Practice – Thermodynamics
6.
James Joule did much to establish the value of the
(A) universal gravitational constant
(B) speed of light
(C) mechanical equivalent of heat
(D) charge of an electron
(E) specific heat capacity of helium
10. A metal rod of length L and cross-sectional area A connects two thermal reservoirs of temperatures T1 and T2.
The amount of heat transferred through the rod per unit time is directly proportional to
(A) A and L
(B) A and 1/L
(C) 1/A and L
(D) 1/A and 1/L
(E)
A and L2
14. Gas in a chamber passes through the cycle ABCA as shown in the diagram above. In the process AB, 12 joules
of heat is added to the gas. In the process BC, no heat is exchanged with the gas. For the complete cycle
ABCA, the work done by the gas is 8 joules. How much heat is added to or removed from the gas during
process CA?
(A) 20 J is removed.
(B) 4 J is removed.
(C) 4 J is added.
(D) 20 J is added.
(E) No heat is added to or removed from the gas.
Questions 17 – 18
A certain quantity of an ideal gas initially at temperature T0, pressure p0, and volume V0 is compressed to
one-half its initial volume. As shown above, the process may be adiabatic (process 1), isothermal (process 2), or
isobaric (process 3).
17. Which of the following is true of the mechanical work done on the gas?
(A) It is greatest for process 1.
(B) It is greatest for process 3.
(C) It is the same for processes I and 2 and less for process 3.
(D) It is the same for processes 2 and 3 and less for process 1.
(E) It is the same for all three processes.
18. Which of the following is true of the final temperature of this gas?
(A) It is greatest for process 1.
(B) It is greatest for process 2.
(C) It is greatest for process 3.
(D) It is the same for processes 1 and 2.
(E) It is the same for processes 1 and 3.
19. In a certain process, 400 J of heat is added to a system and the system simultaneously does 100 J of work. The
change in internal energy of the system is
(A) 500 J
(B) 400 J
(C) 300 J
(D) –100 J
(E) –300 J
20. An ideal gas is initially in a state that corresponds to point 1 on the graph above, where it has pressure p1,
volume V1, and temperature T1. The gas undergoes an isothermal process represented by the curve shown,
which takes it to a final state 3 at temperature T3. If T2 and T4 are the temperatures the gas would have at points
2 and 4, respectively, which of the following relationships is true?
(A) T1 < T3
(B) T1 < T2
(C) T1 < T4
(D) T1 = T2
(E) T1 = T4
29. A gas with a fixed number of molecules does 32 J of work on its surroundings, and 16 J of heat are transferred
from the gas to the surroundings. What happens to the internal energy of the gas?
(A) It decreases by 48 J. (B) It decreases by 16 J. (C) It remains the same. (D) It increases by 16 J.
(E) It increases by 48 J.
30. Which of the following could NOT be used to indicate a temperature change? A change in:
(A) color of a metal rod. (B) length of a liquid column. (C) pressure of a gas at constant volume.
(D) electrical resistance. (E) mass of one mole of gas at constant pressure.
31. A mass m of helium gas is in a container of constant volume V. It is initially at pressure p and absolute (Kelvin)
temperature T. Additional helium is added, bringing the total mass of helium gas to 3m. After this addition, the
temperature is found to be 2T. What is the gas pressure?
(A) 2/3 p (B) 3/2 p (C) 2 p (D) 3 p (E) 6 p
33. The theoretical (Carnot) efficiency of a heat engine operating between 600ºC and 100ºC is:
(A) 16.7% (B) 20.0% (C) 42.7% (D) 57.3% (E) 83.3%
34. A gas can be taken from state a to c by two different reversible processes, ac or abc. During the direct
process ac, 20.0 J of work are done by the system and 30.0 J of heat are added to the system. During the
process abc, 25.0 J of heat are added to the system. How much work is done by the system during abc?
(A) 5.0 J (B) 10.0 J (C) 15.0 J (D) 20.0 J (E) 25.0 J
35. What temperature change on the Kelvin scale is equivalent to a 10 degree change on the Celsius scale?
(A) 283 K (B) 273 K (C) 18 K (D) 10 K (E) 0
36. When an ideal gas is isothermally compressed:
(A) thermal energy flows from the gas to the surroundings.
(B) the temperature of the gas decreases.
(C) no thermal energy enters or leaves the gas.
(D) the temperature of the gas increases.
(E) thermal energy flows from the surroundings to the gas.
37. Which of the following is always true for an isothermal process of an ideal gas?
(A) The internal energy does not change.
(B) No heat flows into or out of the system.
(C) The pressure does not change.
(D) The volume does not change.
(E) No work is done by or on the system.
38. The average speed of the atoms of a gas at 100 K is 200 m/s. What would most nearly be the average speed of
the atoms at 300 K?
(A) 67 m/s (B) 140 m/s (C) 200 m/s (D) 350 m/s (E) 600 m/s
39. Which of the following temperatures would be most appropriate to keep milk at inside a refrigerator?
(A) –20ºC (B) 5 K (C) 40ºC (D) 278 K (E) 350 K
40. A heat engine takes in 200 J of thermal energy and performs 50 J of work in each cycle. What is its efficiency?
(A) 50 % (B) 40 % (C) 25 % (D) 20 % (E) 12 %
41. The 1st Law of Thermodynamics is a simple statement of the Law of the Conservation of Energy. It was first
announced about the time of
(A) the First World War
(B) the U.S. Civil War
(C) the French Revolution
(D) Christopher Columbus' discovery of the New World
(E) the fall of the Roman Empire
44. A gas is enclosed in a cylindrical piston. When the gas is heated from 0ºC to 100ºC, the piston is allowed to
move to maintain a constant pressure. According to the Kinetic-Molecular Theory of Matter
(A) the mass of the gas will increase
(B) the number of molecules of gas must increase
(C) the size of the individual molecules has increased
(D) the average speed of the molecules has increased
(E) the molecules continue to strike the sides of the container with the same energy
47. A fan blows the air and gives it kinetic energy. An hour after the fan has been turned off, what has happened to
the kinetic energy of the air?
(A) it disappears (B) it turns into sound energy (C) it turns into potential energy
(D) it turns into electrical energy (E) it turns into thermal energy
48. According to the kinetic theory of gases, when the absolute temperature of an ideal gas doubles, the average
kinetic energy of the molecules of the gas
(A) quadruples (B) doubles (C) stays the same (D) is cut in half (E) is quartered
49. When gas escapes from a pressurized cylinder, the stream of gas feels cool. This is because
(A) work is being done at the expense of thermal energy
(B) of the convection inside the cylinder
(C) pressurized cylinders are good thermal insulators
(D) the gas inside the cylinder is actually frozen
(E) the moisture in the air condenses and cools
50. A monatomic ideal gas is used as the working substance for the Carnot cycle shown in the figure. Processes A
→ B and C → D are isothermal, while processes B → C and D → A are adiabatic. During process A → B,
there are 400 J of work done by the gas on the surroundings. How much heat is expelled by the gas during
process C → D?
(A) 1600 J (B) 800 J (C) 400 J (D) 200 J (E) 100 J
51. Two completely identical samples of the same ideal gas are in equal volume containers with the same pressure
and temperature in containers labeled A and B. The gas in container A performs non-zero work W on the
surroundings during an isobaric (constant pressure) process before the pressure is reduced isochorically
(constant volume) to ½ its initial amount. The gas in container B has its pressure reduced isochorically
(constant volume) to ½ its initial value and then the gas performs non-zero work W on the surroundings during
an isobaric (constant pressure) process.
After the processes are performed on the gases in containers A and B, which is at the higher temperature?
(A) The gas in container A
(B) The gas in container B
(C) The gases have equal temperature
(D) The value of the work W is necessary to answer this question.
(E) The value of the work W is necessary, along with both the initial pressure and volume, in order to answer
the question.
52. The volume of an ideal gas changes as the gas undergoes an isobaric (constant pressure) process starting from
temperature 273OC and ending at 546OC What is the ratio of the new volume of the gas to the old volume
(Vnew/Vold)?
(A) 2
(B)
3
2
(C) 1
(D)
2
3
(E)
1
2
54. The PV diagram shows four different possible reversible processes performed on a monatomic ideal gas.
Process A is isobaric (constant pressure). Process B is isothermal (constant temperature). Process C is
adiabatic. Process D is isochoric (constant volume). For which process(es) does the temperature of the gas
decrease?
(A) Process A only (B) Process C only (C) Only Processes C and D (D) Only Processes B, C and D
(E) All 4 Processes.
55. A new monatomic ideal gas is discovered and named “Wellsium”. A pure 4-mole sample is sitting in a
container at equilibrium in a 20.0ºC environment. According to the kinetic theory of gases, what is the average
kinetic energy per molecule for this gas?
(A) 4.14 × 10–22 J (B) 3652 J (C) 6.07 × 10–21 J (D) 2.02 × 10–21J
(E) The molar mass of the gas is needed to answer this question.
56. A uniform square piece of metal has initial side length L0 . A square piece is cut out of the center of the metal.
The temperature of the metal is now raised so that the side lengths are increased by 4%. What has happened to
the area of the square piece cut out of the center of the metal?
(A) It is increased by 16 % (B) It is increased by 8 % (C) It is increased by 4 % (D) It is decreased by 4 %
(E) It is decreased by 8 %
57. A monatomic ideal gas at pressure P = 105 Pa is in a container of volume V = 12 m3 while at temperature T =
50ºC. How many molecules of gas are in the container?
(A) 447 (B) 2888 (C) 6.02 × 1023 (D) 2.69 × 1026 (E) 1.74 × 1027
58. Absolute zero is best described as that temperature at which
(A) water freezes at standard pressure.
(B) water is at its triple point.
(C) the molecules of a substance have a maximum kinetic energy.
(D) the molecules of a substance have a maximum potential energy.
(E) the molecules of a substance have minimum kinetic energy.
59. In the Pressure versus Volume graph shown, in the process of going from a to b 60 J of heat are added, and in
the process of going from b to d 20 J of heat are added. In the process of going a to c to d, what is the total heat
added?
(A) 80 J (B) 65 J (C) 60 J (D) 56 J (E) 47 J
60. Which is not true of an isochoric process on an enclosed ideal gas in which the pressure decreases?
(A) The work done is zero. (B) The internal energy of the gas decreases. (C) The heat is zero.
(D) The rms speed of the gas molecules decreases. (E) The gas temperature decreases.
61. One mole of an ideal gas has a temperature of 100°C. If this gas fills the 10.0m3 volume of a closed container,
what is the pressure of the gas?
(A) 0.821 Pa (B) 3.06 Pa (C) 83.1 Pa (D) 310 Pa (E) 1.84 × 1024 Pa
62. An ideal gas is enclosed in a container. The volume of the container is reduced to half the original volume at
constant temperature. According to kinetic theory, what is the best explanation for the increase in pressure
created by the gas?
(A) The average speed of the gas particles decreases, but they hit the container walls more frequently.
(B) The average speed of the gas particles is unchanged, but they hit the container walls more frequently.
(C) The average speed of the gas particles increases as does the frequency with which they hit the container
walls.
(D) The average speed of the gas particles increases, overcoming the decreased frequency that they hit the
container walls.
(E) The internal energy of the gas increases.
63. A mole of a monatomic ideal gas has pressure P , volume V , and temperature T . Which of the following
processes would result in the greatest amount of energy added to the gas from heat?
(A) A process doubling the temperature at constant pressure.
(B) An adiabatic free expansion doubling the volume.
(C) A process doubling the pressure at constant volume.
(D) An adiabatic expansion doubling the volume.
(E) A process doubling the volume at constant temperature.
66. An ideal gas undergoes an isobaric expansion followed by an isochoric cooling. Which of the following
statements must be true after the completion of these processes?
(A) The final pressure is less than the original pressure.
(B) The final volume is less than the original volume.
(C) The final temperature is less than the original temperature.
(D) The total quantity of heat, Q, associated with these processes is positive.
(E) The internal energy of the gas is unchanged.
67. Two moles of a monatomic ideal gas undergoes the process from A to B, shown in the diagram above by the
solid line. Using the sign convention that work is positive when surroundings do work on the system, how much
work is done in the process AB?
(A) 5000 J (B) 1200 J (C) –1200 J (D) –5000 J
(E) More information is required to determine the amount of work done.
70. What would be the efficiency of the heat engine diagramed as shown below?
(A) 300 %
(B) 133 % (C) 75 %
(D) 33 %
(E) 25 %
71. A sample of gas is caused to go through the cycle shown in the pV diagram shown above. What is the net work
done by the gas during the cycle?
(A) 12,000 J (B) 8000 J (C) 6000 J (D) 4000 J (E) 2000 J
72. A sample of an ideal monatomic gas is confined in a rigid 0.008 m3 container. If 40 joules of heat energy were
added to the sample, how much would the pressure increase?
(A) 5 Pa (B) 320 Pa (C) 1,600 Pa (D) 3,333 Pa (E) 5000 Pa
73. Hydrogen gas (H2) and oxygen gas (O2) are in thermal equilibrium. How does the average speed of the
hydrogen molecules compare to the average speed of oxygen molecules?
(A) equal (B) 4 times greater (C) 8 times greater (D) 16 times greater (E) 32 times greater
74. A reversible heat engine works between a high temperature reservoir at 227°C and low temperature reservoir of
27°C. If the engine absorbs an amount of heat Q at the high temperature reservoir, how much heat will it
exhaust at the low temperature reservoir?
(A) 227Q/27 (B) 27Q/227 (C) 5Q/3 (D) 3Q/5 (E) 0
75. If an ideal Carnot engine takes in 500 kJ of heat at 1500 K and expels 200 kJ of heat to the low temperature
reservoir during each cycle, which of the following would be closest to the temperature of the low temperature
reservoir?
(A) 900 K (B) 750 K (C) 600 K (D) 450 K (E) 300 K
76. Hydrogen gas is contained in a rigid container. A second rigid container of equal volume contains oxygen gas.
If the average rms velocities of the molecules in each container is the same, which of the following must be
true?
(A) The oxygen gas would apply the greater pressure.
(B) The hydrogen gas would apply the greater pressure.
(C) There would be an equal pressure in each container.
(D) The oxygen gas would have the higher temperature.
(E) The temperature of both gasses would be identical.
77. If an idea Carnot heat engine with an efficiency of 30% absorbs heat from a reservoir at 727° C, what must be
the exhaust temperature of the engine?
(A) 509°C (B) 427°C (C) 273°C (D) 218°C (E) 0°C
78. A mole of ideal gas at STP is heated in an insulated constant volume container until the average velocity of its
molecules doubled. Its pressure would therefore increase by what factor?
(A) 0.5 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 4 (E) 8
79. An ideal heat engine takes in heat energy at a high temperature and exhausts energy at a lower temperature. If
the amount of energy exhausted at the low temperature is 3 times the amount of work done by the heat engine,
what is its efficiency?
(A) 0.25 (B) 0.33 (C) 0.67 (D) 0.9 (E) 1.33
80. A sample of gas was first compressed from V1 to V2 at a constant pressure of P1. The sample was then cooled so
that the pressure went from P1 to P2 while the volume remained constant at V2. Finally the sample was allowed
to expand from V2 back to V1 while the pressure increased from P2 back to P1 as shown in the diagram. Which
of the following statements is correct?
(A) The area A represents the energy that is lost by the gas in this cycle.
(B) The area A + B represents the energy gained by the gas in this cycle.
(C) The area A + C represents the energy gained by the gas in this cycle.
(D) The area B + D represents the energy gained by the gas in this cycle.
(E) There was no energy lost or gained by the gas in this cycle.
82. On all of the pV diagrams shown below the lighter curve represents isothermal process, a process for which the
temperature remains constant. Which dark curve best represents an adiabatic process, a process for which no
heat enters or leaves the system?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
83. Three processes compose a thermodynamic cycle shown in the accompanying pV diagram of an ideal gas.
Process 1→2 takes place at constant temperature (300 K). During this process 60 J of heat enters the system.
Process 2→3 takes place at constant volume. During this process 40 J of heat leaves the system.
Process 3→1 is adiabatic. T3 is 275 K.
What is the change in internal energy of the system during process 3→1?
(A) –40 J (B) –20 J (C) 0 J (D) +20 J (E) +40 J